Creating the Photograph
Between 1995 and 1998, I was doing a lot of commercial photography for the Las Vegas Insider View Point, which was the number one informational guide of Las Vegas. One of my projects was to come up with an interesting shot for the magazine’s cover of Hoover Dam while the new visitor's center was under construction.
So many times when you go to do outdoor photography, you never know if nature will cooperate. I planned the Hoover Dam shoot after carefully watching the weather and hoping for a clear, calm day. On this morning, the sky was a pale blue and the Colorado River as calm as it will ever be along the mountainous terrain. I decided to use my Mamiya 645 camera with the wide angle 45mm 2.8 lens and AGFA 50 ISO film. For the magazine cover, I shot in vertical format. While I was there and since the lighting was so nice, I also shot a number of horizontal frames.
That year, I had been invited to exhibit my photography at the National Governor's Conference on Travel and Tourism, which was held in Las Vegas. A decision was made to include the Hoover Dam photograph in the exhibit. It was printed to 20" X 24" on Kodak Duratran, and then custom framed to 28" X 32" in a multi-layer matte with tan linen wrap, oak fillet and picture quality acrylic.
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an exciting and interesting photo-adventure this day has been. I love
it when I am drawn to an area and not knowing what to expect I get
treated to new experiences.
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"Reflecting Nature's Artistry"
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